Tag: Visva-Bharati
West Bengal rice landraces: markers for genetic diversity
The traditional rice landraces in West Bengal are under threat due to the new high-yielding varieties. The traditional rice varieties are better at surviving under climatic and other abiotic stresses. To save the gene pool for the future, we need to distinguish the genetic markers. Gayathri reports recent research.
Bullet Chilli Seeds
Decades of irrigated cultivation of crops is turning agricultural lands more saline. So search is on for salt tolerant varieties. Recently, researchers from West Bengal explored the extent of salt tolerance of seeds’ germination and growth in a salt tolerant variety of chilli. Samikhya Bhuyan reports.
